[Samba] About the group setting in smb.conf.

[Michael Gasch]

i never had trouble using winbindd with spaces in group names.
recently tested with samba v3.0.14a against NT4 PDC

greez


Gary Dale wrote:
> Liu wrote:
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>>Hi,
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>>This is my first time to configure Samba server as a member server in AD domain,
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>>So, I have a question about how to configure a group name with one or more spaces in smb.conf?
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>>As we know, this kind of group names are very common in Windows environment.
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>>For example, set ¡°valid users¡± parameter:
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>>Usually , a name starting with @ is represented group, 
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>>  valid users = username, @GroupName,¡­
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>>But if the group name includes spaces, e.g. ¡°it dept¡±, ¡°sales dept¡±,
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>>How can I set them correctly?
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>>(I set them as @¡±it dept¡±, but the winbind log file tells me ¡°group it dept in domain XXXX does not exist¡±,
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>>But I can list this group using wbinfo ¨Cg)
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>>Wish someone give me a advice!
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>>Thanks in advance!
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>>Best Regards!
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>>Liu hongquan
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> Basically, you need to map your NT groups to Linux groups. The Linux
> groups should not have spaces in the names. Do a search on samba
> groupmap for the details.


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